Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.15
Do not turn suspicion into sweeping judgment
“I have heard,” he said, “that the followers of Caitanya Mahāprabhu eat more than necessary. Now I have directly seen that this is true.
What the purport teaches
- Rāmacandra Purī said he had heard that Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s followers ate more than necessary.
- He claimed that he had now directly seen proof of this. This was his accusation, not an impartial account of the meal.
- The preceding verse shows that he had repeatedly encouraged Jagadānanda to eat. Yet he used that meal to make a claim about Mahāprabhu’s followers.
Try this today
When a negative report comes to mind today, pause before treating one incident as proof about a whole group.
Ask yourself
Am I looking fairly at what happened, or only for confirmation of what I already heard?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.